Jobs and workplace environments that value the contribution of family members and respect their family needs;

Early childhood and school readiness programs that launch each child on an optimal life long trajectory;

Health care, child care, and elder care programs that support families in all of their care giving roles;

Schools that can serve as life long learning centers in communities- beginning with comprehensive child development and school readiness programs and extending through programs that involve elders as teachers and life long learners, and everything in between;

Youth development and civic engagement programs that create valuable after school activities for young people, and make a strong connection between young people and the roles they will assume as members of their community;

Community infrastructure to support clean water, clean air, roads and transportation systems, and parks and open space, in order to enhance the natural and built environments, as important components of a "livable community";

Cross- generational generational programs to build the caring relationships that both elders and young children need;

Community change and transformation strategies that build upon relationships within and between families to empower change form neighborhood to neighborhood; and

Community report cards, and other monitoring strategies so that community residents can be informed about the well being of their community and, can use this information to develop strategies for community building, and can also hold their elected officials more accountable.